Polyglot Dictionary

arraigar

/axajˈɡaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
arraigo
preterite (eu)
arraiguei
past participle
arraigado

Meaning

  1. to take root

    • O costume arraigou.

      The custom took root.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

radicar

radicar is more formal or abstract, like an idea taking root, or "radicar-se," to settle somewhere; arraigar is more literal or figurative, like habits or traditions taking root — both mean "to take root."

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